Maid vs attendant

The differences between maids and attendants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an attendant has an average salary of $27,453, which is higher than the $26,400 average annual salary of a maid.

The top three skills for a maid include taking care, laundry room and customer service. The most important skills for an attendant are cleanliness, customer service, and home health.

Maid vs attendant overview

	Maid	Attendant
Yearly salary	$26,400	$27,453
Hourly rate	$12.69	$13.20
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	20,631	52,299
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

What does a maid do?

Maids are individuals who perform domestic chores like ironing, grocery shopping, cleaning, and laundry. Primarily, maids oversee the maintenance of wardrobes, serve meals, and lay out clothes. They can carry out their job independently and adhere to the strict schedules set for them. They maintain the cleaning records as well as the supply inventory in organizations or residences. Maids are expected to be equipped with physical capabilities, along with cleaning, time management, customer service, and organizational skills.

What does an attendant do?

An attendant is responsible for ensuring excellent customer service by assisting customers with their needs and inquiries, managing complaints, and providing timely actions. Attendants duties include maintaining the cleanliness and orderliness of operational areas, monitoring product inventories and requesting necessary stocks and equipment, performing administrative tasks as needed, escalating concerns to the management for immediate resolution, and conducting maintenance services. An attendant must have excellent customer service and time-management skills, as well as the ability to multi-task, especially on high-level operations.

Maid vs attendant salary

Maids and attendants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Maid	Attendant
Average salary	$26,400	$27,453
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $34,000	Between $20,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	New York	Washington
Best paying company	MaidPro	Barnard College
Best paying industry	Construction	Hospitality

Differences between maid and attendant education

There are a few differences between a maid and an attendant in terms of educational background:

	Maid	Attendant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Maid vs attendant demographics

Here are the differences between maids' and attendants' demographics:

	Maid	Attendant
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 15.2% Female, 84.8%	Male, 48.6% Female, 51.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 5.4% White, 59.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 5.4% White, 59.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between maid and attendant duties and responsibilities

Maid example responsibilities.

Supervise and train maids in their cleaning duties to ensure company standards of cleanliness are achieved.
Maintain high standards of cleanliness with bakery machinery/equipment to detail outside of machinery as well as deep clean inside machinery/equipment.
Do paperwork and sort soil towels and sponges at end of shift.
Perform quality assuranceensure sanitized work environment using germicides or steam-operate sterilizers.Observe precautions require to protect equipment

Attendant example responsibilities.

Manage events, help guests with outside reservations.
Manage VIP's with personal requirements and assist in their room set up and hospitality experience.
Manage top prize payouts, involving large amounts of funds being transfer across the gaming floor.
Operate POS cash register to manage cash, credit, and debit card transactions for sell items.
Host activities (bingo, casino night, kids club, etc . )
Supervise and entertain children, clean toys and maintain a healthy and clean environment and become CPR certify.

Maid vs attendant skills

Common maid skills

Taking Care, 57%
Laundry Room, 7%
Customer Service, 7%
Bed Sheets, 5%
Clean Rooms, 4%
Customers Homes, 3%

Common attendant skills

Cleanliness, 13%
Customer Service, 7%
Home Health, 7%
Patients, 6%
Safety Procedures, 6%
Emergency Situations, 6%

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